REPLACEMENT PLAYER GUIDELINES - SENIOR
denotes a level replacement players are able to be drawn from
PREMIER
TIER 1
TIER 2
TIER 3
CL/MA MAJ.
CL/MA
PREM.
CL/MA REC
MAJOR
MAJOR
PREMIER
TIER 1
TIER 2
TIER 3
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
MASTERS
MAJ.
NO
NO
NO
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***
NO
MASTERS
PREM.
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
CLASSICS
MAJ.
NO
NO
NO
***
***
NO
CLASSICS
PREM.
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
U18T1
U18T2
U18T3
U18T4
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NOTE: All teams can draw eligible players from any level lower than those outlined
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Challenge Cup and Jubilee Shield teams are not eligible for replacement players.
o All other teams entering a competition leading to a National/Regional Championship will follow the CSA Call-Up Guidelines for Club National
Championships.
Senior teams can only request replacement players if their roster is depleted to seventeen (17) players or less, and may only use replacement players to
bring their roster back up to eighteen (18) players
o Replacement players cannot increase the roster above the original number of registered players. A replacement player must replace a
registered player of the team
Teams are eligible for a maximum of four (4) replacement players
All replacement players must come from within your District Association
o If a team has a club system, replacement players must come from that club system
o Teams cannot choose replacement players from a team that has qualified for a Provincial Championship
Under exceptional circumstances, where there is no lower level team to draw replacement players from, Senior teams may apply through their District
Association to the ASA Competitions Committee for special dispensation to use Replacement Players from the same level of play
Replacement players must be added to the ASA Provincial roster prior to the ASA roster submission deadline in order to be eligible to compete in
Provincial Championships
CLASSICS AND MASTERS REPLACEMENT PLAYERS (INDOOR AND MASTERS/CLASSICS PREMIER OUTDOOR)
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For the purposes of replacement players, Classics/Masters Major are considered the equivalent of Tier 1 and Classics/Masters Premier are considered
the equivalent Tier 2.
For Classics/Masters Major Leading to Nationals
 When there is a league structure in place with a lower level of Classics/Masters to draw from, teams cannot call replacement players from Open age
categories
o ie. If there is a O30 Classics Major and O30 Classics Premier league, Major cannot draw from Open age – they must draw from Premier
 in the absence of a league structure, Masters/Classics teams may draw from Open age according to the above chart